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Famous Johns

written by: Delia
 
Why are so many great people born under this name? Take the quiz and see how great a John can be.

Question 1:


This John was a writer. He received the Nobel price for literature in 1962 for his “realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humour and keen social perception.”
John Tolkien
John Milton
John Wayne
John Steinbeck

Question 2:


This famous English poet is the author of "Paradise Lost". The long hours of writing under the light of a candle cost him his eyesight. He then started using a scribe.
John Milton
John Tolkien
John Steinbeck
John Denver

Question 3:


This John was a member of one of the most popular bands from the 60s. Earlier, he has formed his own band called "The Quarrymen".
John Major
John Secada
John Bon Jovi
John Lennon

Question 4:


This John majored in philology, which triggered his interest in linguistics. This enabled him to invent 15 artificial languages. Two of them are most popular: Quenya and Sindarin, the two Elvish languages in "The Lord of the Rings".
John Donne
John Steinbeck
John Tolkien
John Milton

Question 5:


This John is the one who said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
John Major
John Kennedy
John Smith
John Doe

Question 6:


This John was one of the greatest English poets in the 17th century. He belonged to the group of the so-called "metaphysical" poets. It was his meditations that gave Hemingway the idea about the title of "For Whom the Bell Tolls".
John Donne
John Secada
John Tolkien
John Milton

Question 7:


Besides being an actor, this "Pulp Fiction" John is a certified pilot and owns a couple of planes.
John Goodman
John Wayne
John Travolta
John Smith

Question 8:


The real name of this John was Marion Robert Morrison. When his brother was born, the name Robert was given to him and the former became Marion Michael Morrison. Then he got the nickname Duke. Most sources state that his first movie was "Words and Music" (1929).
John Wayne
John Travolta
John Goodman
John Bon Jovi

Question 9:


This man is also known as Karol Wojtyla and Juan Pablo II. His reign as a Pope was the third-longest in the history of the Papacy. He named himself after his predecessor, who died suddenly after only 33 days of service to God.
John Donne
John Major
John Paul II
John Paul I

Question 10:


This seafarer John was captured by the Indians around 1600. He reported in his account that the Indian chief wanted to club him to death. He was saved by the 11-12 year old daughter of the chief, who stood between her father and the Englishman.
John Bravo
John Brown
John Smith
John Mcenroe

 
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